Mac (and Linux) software for score editing

Is GarageBand too limited? That's the only other Mac-specific one I know.

Thanks Mitch! :D

GarageBand is limited but it is good software. I use it for recording and also when I want to add some loops and effects. It also has some audio editing facilities but I think it can not be use to write music in standard notation or tablature. At least the version I usually use.

Next uh.....Logical step is....Logic Express. Either that or Sibelius but, then you may as well buy into ProTools LE. There's Bias Peak or believe it or not Audacity is a great stereo editor but not so good for adding effects and the like.

Hi Hueseph! Long time no see you! I hope you are doing well.

Thanks you very much for the tips. I think I am looking for something like Sibelius.

I remembered I installed LilyPond some years ago in another computer. It seemed very interesting to me but I was looking for another kind of software at that moment (really I wanted a program for guitar songs, lyrics and chords).

I installed again now and I was checking it out these days. It is enough for me. It is not "wysiwyg" but it is easy to use (at least for me). It generates a PDF file with the score and also it can generates a MIDI file (I need some "sounding helps" because the rhythm and notes duration is not my best).

Anyway, if anybody is interested here is the link: http://lilypond.org/

It is for Mac, Linux and Windows. And it is part of GNU Project.

I found a couple of software packages more:

Lilypond is great, except for the learning curve.

Give http://musescore.org/ a shot. It's beta, it crashes occasionally, but it works well most of the time.

There is also Canorus, http://canorus.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page , which I have not used but looks promising too.

MuseScore seems very, very interesting...

Thanks for the links!

Power Tab and Guitar Pro both have score creation as far as plotting notes and other music attributes go. I think PT is still free, and GP is like $60. Despite some nitty things I have against them, the score editing on the new GP version seems to click for me. Plus you can play it back with, as they say, realistic instruments.